https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/rp2040/Recent content in RP2040 on SoloSoftHugoen-usThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/cricut-unlock-e-waste-rp2040/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/cricut-unlock-e-waste-rp2040/<h1 id="she-found-a-bricked-cricut-in-e-waste-and-unlocked-it-with-a-1-raspberry-pi-chip">She Found a Bricked Cricut in E-Waste and Unlocked It with a $1 Raspberry Pi Chip</h1> <p>In July 2026, Australian security researcher <strong>xssfox</strong> was taking out the rubbish when she spotted a <strong>Cricut Maker in e-waste</strong> — a $400+ cutting machine, cosmetic condition fine except for perished rollers, which were probably why it was thrown away.</p> <p>She took it home. It passed self-tests. Then Design Space greeted her with the message that haunts the Cricut community:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>&ldquo;Machine deactivated&rdquo;</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Cricut is notorious for remotely locking its machines. But xssfox — a hacker — decided the lock was a puzzle, not a verdict. What followed is one of the cleanest hardware bypasses of 2026: <strong>a $1 microcontroller that rewrites your printer&rsquo;s identity in-flight.</strong></p>